Number 23

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Long ago ..... (waaaaay back in September 2000) ...

SheDaisy had a song that kinda spoke to me

or maybe it even resembled me?? 

because I think every woman has more

than just one kind of woman inside

...... and the chorus of the song explains it all!


"Number 5 just cries a river a minute

7 wants to tie you up and drown you in it

Yeah, 14 just wants to say so long, bygones

32 wants to do things to you that'll make you blush

10 will key the El Camino that you love so much

And there ain't nobody wants to mess with 23 ...... "

Listen here....

It's been that way at work the past week.

Every day, a different issue to solve -- and quickly!!

because our annual inventory is 10 days away.

and the closer we get to the date....

the more I seem to resemble Number 23!

hehehehehehehehhehehe

Tuckered

Ohh.  Emm.  Gee.  All tuckered out.

Hello, and yes, it's about time I got

something posted!  It's been a really rough

two+ weeks.  So many changes with my 

work status.  They changed my hours.  

For 8 years, I've worked the 6-3pm shift.

They moved me to 7-4pm.

It's only an hour.  But it's making a huge

change in my life!  And I'm having a hard time

keeping up.  Literally up!  I'm ready for sleep by

7pm - I now force myself to stay awake until 8:30

so that I'm not awake at 4am, pacing floors.  lol

     ~~~~~>  It's hell getting old!  <~~~~~

My toe/foot is healing nicely, but taking it's sweet time.

With the swelling down, I can get into a shoe without

much discomfort, and while I hobble just a bit if I've

been sitting down for a while, once I get moving,

I'm good to go!  

Thanks for thinking of me and stopping by! 

Un-Wind

Color?   or Black and White?

Lately, all I've been is tired.

Bone tired.  Mentally tired.  Just plain tired.

And if you Google it, there are all kinds of "helps"

and reasons and excuses about being tired.

But when life becomes just a little bit too much

we all get tired!

It's challenging to have things constantly

bombarding us, changing up our plans for

the day, making us shift gears in the middle

of the racetrack.  I'm not only dealing with

the day to day things that need to be taken care of,

but also the "what ifs" and "whens" for the things that

will happen in the future.  Taking care of Mom is my

priority - I'm sure that's what Dad would want.

The rest of things are secondary.

I've a list of stuff that needs to be taken care of when

I visit Mom - check book signature card, banking and

medical information written down so I can deal with as

much as possible long distance, if need be.  And a list of

questions that need to be answered re:  their trust.  My sister

takes care of all that for Mom because she lives nearby.

But that won't always be the case ..... :/

And it will be my job to step up.

And I like to have answers to questions before I have to .....

thank goodness there's a weekend coming up, a chance to unwind!

if only for a few hours

Burning the Candle

Lately it feels like

I'm burning the candle

at both ends.

Changes at my job

has meant an increase

in responsibilities while

still having to deal with

a co-worker who is .....

not up to the task of

his job requirements.

And being his direct

supervisor means

that I must deal with auditing his work,

correcting his errors, and then

reporting it to management.

Which sometimes feels like a

full  time job in itself.  

Frankly, I'm of the mindset that sometimes it's easier to just

do it right myself the first time rather than delegate it to someone

who ... doesn't.   It would be one thing if he was a "newbie" but he's

been doing the same job for 5 years now and still makes the same errors.

In any job, it happens.   However, my position deals with a lot of

what we term "compliance issues" -  rules to be followed as set up

by the DOT, or state and local authorities.  For example,

when shipping aerosol cans, the box has special markings,

and the actuator must be covered by a protective cap.

That's not a company policy, it's Dept of Transportation.

When we don't follow the rules, my company

opens itself up to liabilities, be it in the form

of fines, or, God forbid, an accident waiting to happen.

Which means lately, weekends have become my sacred time,

down time, to do nothing but walk the dog, read a good book,

watch some TV .... anything that isn't going top speed for

9 hours straight!     Happy Saturday!

Tuckered Out

Some days,

that's all I need!

I'm back at the gym

and starting a few

home improvement

projects.

My son moved out,

and I'm cleaning,

painting,

and re-decorating

his room into more

of a guest room.

His "man cave" is no more.

Instead of grey, the walls

are a soft hint of blue

called "Quiet Rain". 

Every night,

I fall into bed 

tuckered out! 

On Being Tired

“I'm smiled out, talked out, quipped out, 

socialized so far from any being, 

I need the weight of mortal silences to get realized back into myself.” 

― John Ciardi

in other words, just plain tired.

I'd say "very tired" but that's 

redundant, and lazy.  So maybe

exhausted is the word.  

I've been working every day

for days on end now. 

Only four more days and 

it's a weekend for me. 

Hoo Rah!

The weather matched my mood

today, we had layer over layer of

clouds - and a few showers as well.

I was born during a midwestern

summer thunderstorm and I have 

always liked shower-y weather,

especially storms. 

I grabbed my "blankie" and curled

up in a chair on the back patio, 

watching the clouds skate past,

feeling the wind rushing around me,

and smelling the damp earth as

rain fell.  It was wonderful! 

Tired!

Have you ever been so tired

that you forget what day it is?

forget what you need to take to work?

then forget to bring home

what you took?


This week, I feel like I'm

running on autopilot --

and definitely in need of a co-pilot!

(applications are now being accepted!)


Looking forward to a relaxing

"do-nothing" weekend --

except for catching up on the cleaning,

the laundry,

the yard work,

the....

well, I'm sure there's more,

but I'm just too tired to think of them right now!

*grins-n-giggles*